Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-19
NOTICE OF sEIZURE.

In the District Court holding terms at seattle
No S4ae-The United States Of America ~
sloop mo namel Der tackle, apparel ant
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.
The President Of the United states 70 al
whom IL may concern, 0reesing:
Whereas. Wm- II. white. UDised States AZ
tornsy for Washington Territory, b. chss- r
Monday, his assistant, has hled information
In the aboye entitled Court aileging IN sub
stance - folloWs:
That II time past, toEii: on TIE Sth dal
Of July, A D. 1887, al Victoria in British Co
lumhia, Nicholas Peter and ChTisasH tine Do
matd did In and on board q eeTtafa sioop, q
less than ave tons burden and which alooT
has no name, and which was then and thers
under their sole add exclusive control and
Management. unl4wfully and knowingly viii
intent unlssfully 70 bring into the United
States on said aloop. take on board sad slooT
nine Chinese lAborers and did then with said
Chinese laborers 81 board thereof brceesd on
q voyage to the United States with intent "a
! unlaEfuIly bring and l1nd wfthin tie Uuited
States said Chinese lsboreFs; and lhsreAftes
In pursuance Of such unlawful intent the said
Peter and Demafa did on said July SCI, 1854.
q, Island county, 10 said Dtatrict, uEIawfally
and knowingly brinR into tie United States
with the intsat unlswfuIly 10 land and PEI.
NIT 10 land from sid siOop the said cAihess
been within the U0iied States en- Sovsnhsl
lTth, 1850. and not having come into ths
United States before the expiration Of ninety
days next AFTER May 9Th. lisa. and not having
produced TO said Peter and Dematti before
going on board said sloop in Br4sish Columbia
certificate Or certificates signed b. the Col,
lectoI OF Deputy Collector Of any port Of the
United Stasss. or any eertideats Or esrsinoatss
containing . staieDent q any CT the matters
required b. laE % Be stated. sod rot hartng
pFOdueeS to the Collector o. Customs for aid
District Of Puget Sound en- their arrival IN the
UDitsa states sAid certificate or certificates n
any evidence authorizing them 30 lad IN tke
GATED stAtss ADe said sJoop when aaia Chi.
nese laboters sere % brought into the United
States vas not bound 10 any per- in tie uaitsd
states. and Cid cot come and bring said hi
Bese iaborsrs within tbs United states by Fea-
son Of beins IN distress or IN stress Of Eeather.
and vas not On voynge b any fsxeign port
or place and said Chinese lAoorers were not
bro1ghs within the BRited State IN case u
absolute necessity. but with intent On the
part Of esid Peter ana DemAtti 70 land ard
permit them 10 land within The Uni3ed States.
for which vioisfioa Of lau, On said July sfh.
1881. Quincy A. Bfooks. Collector Of Customs
for sid District. cid seize and nov hath in BIS
posses-ioa 81 the Custom House At Port ToEu-
senc. - being forfeited 70 the Unitea States
for such vioiasion Of laW. said slo0p, her
tackle. apparel and furniture sod pra, Inz
fos . nonttien and other proper process TO
the end that the same may bs decreed 70 -
and remain forfeited accordingly.
Ana whereas. en- reading and niing AID
lihei q lnfosmafisn TIE Court maze the fol-
ioWirg order thereon, via
Ne. 5&79- TIE Unifed etstss Of Amelia "
deep mo nsnsi, her taekie. sppArss sad
furniture
Let iAis esass b. ST dsEn for ksariaG In
open CSrrt on HondAy. Angasi 2esa, ISL, o.
II O'Clock = N. d said day, q whieh tine al
persons having Or claiming any aaferess 70
aid siedp, her taekie, apparel ana furnifure
Rnst appear aod rnaks taefr Allegafons IN
that behalf. OF their defsalt vii b. sntsged,
and let Eoties Be given In The asuzi fem ~
puhlicNfiou the-erf In TIE sEarTLE nAaY foSF-
iSTELEIsEScEz
Dated July lab. 1851.
Enter B. A. JONES gudea
SaE, therefore. Al persons hsvias O. claim.
Ing any intsruss IN said aioop fno nAms@, her
fzekle, Apparel na6 furnisure, are nstiAad %
Be and agar IN span Cozgt Al ne time sped
Ced IN said ordsE and make thefe aIisxNfious
IA thas bskatf, o. their eefAait ulll b entered
and The prayer o. aafd infoEuaasion rrantsd
49,, WifHess the ffoa. Richard A Jsues
tsx.r J11Es q satd District Gear. and fhs
80 81 sid coart this lftk dsy Of
s--~~-~s July. a. D. 1887.
JAMES sRAvKY, Clerh.
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